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<title><![CDATA[Why Tax Cuts Won't Help Small Business]]></title>
<description>A plan to simplify the business tax code and lower rates doesn't appeal to small business groups&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/wQMuWkGTXtE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Administration Proposes Corporate Tax Rate Cut to 28%]]></title>
<description>The Obama administration called for reducing the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 35 percent, eliminating tax breaks and changing core features of the tax code such as interest deductibility.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/imgVWuJaY7o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:21:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Demand Crackdown on U.S. Program Enriching Wealthy]]></title>
<description>Some entrepreneurs have received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts reserved for the disadvantaged&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/-KFa_zJcqh4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Merge the Small Business Administration]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:18:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Should Take a Home-Office Tax Deduction?]]></title>
<description>Fearing audits, relatively few taxpayers claim a home office. Here's how to determine eligibility&amp;mdash;and see if the potential scrutiny is worth it&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/Yg40GwpUWSI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:18:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Caffeine Zone, an App for Coffee Drinkers]]></title>
<description>Want to know when you need a coffee fix, or when one more cup will have you staring at the bedroom ceiling? There&amp;rsquo;s an app for that&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/v7l_VLKKFFo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:00:47 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Training the Blind to Run Businesses]]></title>
<description>A new program designed to empower individuals teaches them how to overcome popular perceptions about vision loss and compete with able-bodied entrepreneurs&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/1ZFLyQXhmac" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:43:06 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Should Take a Home-Office Tax Deduction?]]></title>
<description>Fearing audits, relatively few taxpayers claim a home office. Here's how to determine eligibility&amp;mdash;and see if the potential scrutiny is worth undergoing&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/Yg40GwpUWSI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kickstarter Clone Artspire Teaches Artists Business Skills]]></title>
<description>Tapping corporate donors to write big checks, Brooklyn fundraising site offers more than just financial help for artists&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/1Oe3cpHgCyA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:41:22 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What Reid Hoffman Wants in an Entrepreneur]]></title>
<description>LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman discusses what he looks for in the next best business&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/HMDOmqbQyYY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:07:03 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Former Bank Analyst's Thing for Bling]]></title>
<description>Charlie Chanaratsopon left the cubicle behind and built an empire founded on affordable jewelry&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/IX8VYF3V168" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[For Small Theaters, the Digital Future Is Dark]]></title>
<description>Independent movie houses scramble to pay for expensive new gear&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/QZLhgZnw1Cc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small Business's Shrinking GDP Contribution]]></title>
<description>As a contributor to GDP, small business has been growing smaller for more than a decade&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/UOamC7PF-08" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:22 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The DIY 'Maker Movement' Meets the VCs]]></title>
<description>An open-source ethos may spell a culture clash with investors&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/lfv08l0Bs24" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:19 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The 'Heart Attack Grill' Experience]]></title>
<description>A man suffered cardiac arrest at a deliberately unhealthy Vegas restaurant. How did no one see this coming?&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/UnIHqJlhdbQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:32:13 EST]]></pubDate>
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